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Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar OpenAI partnership examined by UK watchdog | Science & Tech News
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Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI could face investigation by the UK’s competition regulator. The tech giant is a major investor and strengthened ties following the chatbot’s wildly successful launch in November 2022, committing another $10bn (£7.9bn) earlier this year. It is reported to own a 49% stake in the company, which is at…
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Emmett Shear: The AI ‘doomer’ picked to run OpenAI – now set to leave after just three days | Science & Tech News
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Just when he thought he was in, they pulled him back out. Emmett Shear had an eventful weekend, appointed interim CEO at ChatGPT maker OpenAI after the sudden and dramatic ousting of Sam Altman last Friday. It was his first day job since leaving streaming site Twitch in March, a company he ran for over…
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI agrees deal for ousted Sam Altman to return as chief executive | Science & Tech News
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it has agreed a deal for Sam Altman to return as chief executive after he was ousted by its board. The agreement “in principle” involves a new board being installed, the company said. In a post on X, OpenAI said: “We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to…
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How the chaos at ChatGPT maker OpenAI has unfolded – why it matters and what might happen next | Science & Tech News
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In a shock sequence of corporate drama befitting of Succession, Sam Altman – the public face of ChatGPT maker OpenAI – was suddenly forced out. Not being “consistently candid in his communications” was the charge laid at his feet by the board. But within days, the 38-year-old was tipped for a return, those who toppled…
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Majority of OpenAI employees threaten to quit and join Microsoft unless board resigns | Business News
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More than 500 employees of revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI have said they will leave if the ousted CEO Sam Altman is not reinstated and the board does not resign. A letter from 505 of the approximately 700 OpenAI employees threatened to quit and jump ship to Microsoft, having received assurances that there are…
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Greg Brockman quits as president of OpenAI after departure of CEO Sam Altman | Science & Tech News
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The co-founder and president of OpenAI has walked away from the company after its chief executive was forced out. Greg Brockman told colleagues “I quit” the firm behind ChatGPT, in light of the departure of Sam Altman. Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, he said: “I’m super proud of what we’ve all built together…
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No immediate return to OpenAI for Sam Altman as new interim CEO appointed | Business News
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A new interim chief executive has been appointed to the company behind major AI chatbot ChatGPT, as the OpenAI board said it stood by its decision to fire Sam Altman. Mr Altman, the founder of OpenAI and former CEO, was fired in a shock announcement on Friday, as the not-for-profit company board said Mr Altman…
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Sam Altman tipped to return as OpenAI boss just days after sacking | Science & Tech News
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Sam Altman, the deposed chief of tech firm OpenAI, is reportedly in talks to return less than three days after the board sacked him. Altman, one of the co-founders of OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, was dismissed on Friday. OpenAI said the move followed a “deliberative review process by the board”, which concluded Mr Altman “was…
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Who is Sam Altman? The OpenAI boss and ChatGPT guru who is now one of AI’s biggest players | Science & Tech News
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He was a tech whizz before he left primary school, dropped out of one of America’s top universities, and now appears to be spearheading a revolution that could change our lives forever. So far, so Silicon Valley. And like so many of the billionaire entrepreneurs that have emerged from that infamous stretch of sunny California,…